It’s been a big few weeks for Beyonce. First she gave birth to her daughter. Then she had to listen to Jay-Z’s “song” about her daughter. Then she had an Australian horsefly named after her. More »
Getting rid of fossil fuels is one of the aviation industry’s biggest challenges. That’s why it’s huge news that the CSIRO and Boeing have joined forces to research sustainable biofuels to replace fossil fuels in Australia. More »
Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNET) is gearing up for big projects like our continuing bid for Square-Kilometre Array—aka the world’s largest telescope. Most recently, that meant trialling upgrades boosting their optical fibe network to 40Gbps, clearing the way to hit 100Gbps within 12 months. More »
The guys over at ZDNet were at the opening of CSIRO’s latest solar power project, a 30 metre high tower surrounded by 450 mirrors that concentrate the suns energy on the tower, heating it up and spinning a turbine to create electricity. It looks awesome. More »
Remember last month when we told you that Australia was in the running for the world’s largest telescope, the Square Kilometre Array or SKA? Claire Connolly over at News is reporting that the NBN is a huge boost to the chances of us winning that tender next February. More »
There’s something serene about watching CSIRO’s Australian Telescope Compact Array move in unison to the peaceful melody YouTube user epaell2 has used in this time-lapse video. The telescopes dance so well together! More »
One of the biggest issues holding back not just electric vehicles but mobile consumer electronics as a whole is the lack of breakthrough developments in battery technology. According to Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, that could change with a move away from battery technology altogether, into the realm of the humble capacitor. More »
Last year, the CSIRO’s supercomputer was ranked as the 145th most powerful supercomputer in the world. Powered by NVIDIA’s Tesla GPUs and constructed by Aussie company Xenon, the supercomputer is used is a fine example of the benefits of using GPUs for scientific discovery. but according to NVIDIA’s GM of Tesla computing, Andy Keane, it’s the current developments in the mobile processing space that will drive the next generation of supercomputers. More »
The brilliant minds CSIRO have spent the past few years developing a new wireless technology to deliver high speed wireless internet to rural Australia. Now dubbed Ngara – an Aboriginal word from the Darug people that means ‘listen, hear and think”, the technology promises 12Mbps symmetrical speeds for six simultaneous users and is set to be demonstrated next week in Sydney. More »
To celebrate Australia Day this week, we’re looking at some of the best inventions to ever come out of our sunburnt country. Today, we pay homage to Dr John O’Sullivan, who’s work at the CSIRO helped create the technology behind wireless LAN, giving people all over the world the joy of connected devices without a cord. More »
